Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-08-18
TIE WELSH RAREBIT.
A FASHION OF APPETITE THAT
THRlveS AGAINST OPPOSITION.


Tho Eaters Co On Hee,iisss OF the Fright
fui Forebo,lipg. OF Anxious Friends
Tho Cooss' Mctho,fs-Not So Hard to
Digest.
The curious thing about all these late
ulncrs up town is that you can nearly
always tell what they are going to eat be-
fore they or,ler IL. In Sixth avenue tina
main restaurant II famous for its dcviletl
crabs, and that's what those who go there
VIII he apt TO order. In the other places
the chances are mainly In favor OF Welsh
rarcbits. III not rabbit" or a ''crab. +"
beefsteak is the rule, but the rabbit IS in
most demand. Welsh rarebit Is what the
men eat aboard the ocean steamships
after the ladies have gone to bed and tho
night Is well spent. IL Is the commodity
most called for late mt night mt the clubs.
Just 80 at stag card parties all over town,
the host whose kitchen can turn out tho
incest rarebit late mt night is apt To be
praised the most in his own circle.
IL Is no new craze, this taste for tho
Welsh rarebit; 1t has been fashion OF ap-
petite for years, and may he regarded as
nAcu one. IL thrives against the most
violent opposition. Half the men and all
with more or less alarm In their faces, and
either advise the rarcbit cater not TO in.
dtiigc his passion or exclaim, almost nj.
ways In the same words, "I'd die II I
should eat thatr' But tho caters 90 on.
needless OF the frightful forobodings OF
those who don't eat their fnvortte dish,
putting down the unprepossessinU food
night after night with accompanying n.
bations OF Bass ale, sherry. lager cham
payne or those mixed mucilaginous and
syrupy blendings called cocktails. They
neither TALL dead nor are carried home i'm
agony, although it Is safe 10 say that they
hnlf expect some disagreement between
themselves and their food each time they
eat n rarebit.
THE COOKS METHODS.
Welsh rarebits are differently mndc bv
different cooks. but the best results nro
obtained In this way: Take old dry cheese
Oh any sort that has n tang TO IL, crate IL
thoroughly, pepper and salt il very well.
put In big lump of butter, and add lust
little fresh mustard. Stir this I'M md
put IL on very hot frying pan, having n
hot fire ready. At this point cooks differ.
Some pour I'm n little boiling water. but
the majority use n little old ale instead.
the object In both cases being to facilitate
the melting OF the cheese so that IL will
run together. The cheese In the pan must
be Kept over the FIRE until it Is thoroughly
liquid, when II must he poured over
buttercd toast. IL should he served OH
very hot plato and eaten at once Even
then the last OF IL will get slightly tough
and rubbcry
Dr. n. IL. Wilson was talking OF this
tho other night. lie knows ms many OF
the gourmets and good fellows generally
ns any physician IN town. and hc SAYS he
mas heard score remark how wonder
ful it Is that the Welsh rarebits they emf
don't Kill them, or even hurt them at nil.
And yet, he says, ~ never had pa
ticnt with whom they disagreed. never
yet have had TO caution ono not to cnt
rarebits, and, on the other hand, have
once In my practice prescribed the eating
OF them to patient. The Welsh rarcbit
Is very interesting dish. IL seems from
its appearance and condition and texture
hs though IL must bo very unwholcsomc.
ana yet ! cannot say that Il is. have
even known IL TO be eaten and completely
ulSeStcd III that stringy condition in which
u gets when cooling, md In which IL IA
IKE mass OF flannel, or perhaps soft
glue would he better comparison In
our practice We have way of discovering
how certain dishes net after they ARE
eaten. You would suppose n man would
carry n Welsh rarebit around with him
undigested several days, yet have known
OF one being eaten ut III ut night and not
u trace being left in the stomach next
morning. II takes good digestion 20 do
this, but apparently no extraordinary di-
gestive power is required. Most anybody
can do II, as the magicians shy when
they exhibit an especially difficult trick"
TIE DRIyKING DONE
The doctor does not think the poochcd
egg OH top OF the rarebit put there 10
make what is called n golden buck Of the
dish, makes any difference against IL or I'm
It's favor. AS to the drinking that Is done
with the eating OF rarcbits, the sum of hjs
experience IL that the best drinks 10 take
are those that are smallest, provided they
are not too strong glass OF ME Is bet.
ter than bottle, and ale IS perhaps tho
best drink OF all, better than champagne
or strong liquor. IL IL slightly squirting
To the digestive organs, and does no harm
20 long ns the food Is not drowned in IL
80 as TO dilute the gastric Juices too much.
Ut. bmithers, over on the west side, ia
very often appealed TO by club men md
brokers who have been run down by high
living, and hope, with his aid, To get well
ana go at " again. lie has pronounced
opinions on the Welsh rareblt. .sTbcy
are not good, " he says, "they are 30 hard
10 digest The reason that some persons
can eat them with impunity is that some
scctste the gastric juices much moro rap
nv thnn others. an eating at night js
bad Tor professional men Men who work
with their heads should eat their heaviest
meal In the middle Of the day I account
for the nervous and brain troubles so com
mon just now 10y the general habit Of din
Ing at and 7 o'clock. The trouble with
the emitting just before going 10 bed IS that
II congests the liver and sends the blood
rushing 70 the bend, cnusing troubled and
broken sleep. Rarebits aren't So bad as
irlcd oysters. Fried oysters nre about the
worst things men eat late at night"
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